Hose-rack.



' H. GIBBS.

HOSE BACK. APPLIOATION FILED rms. 24, 190e.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

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UNITE VIATF Fr'riltiiili OFFICE.

HENRY GIBBS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO W. D, ALLEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

HOSE-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Application filed February 24, 1908. Serial No. 4:12237.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Gines, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of lhicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Racks, of which I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing. forming part of this specification.

The present invention has relation more particularly to that class of racks designed for sustaining iire hose, in which the hose may be held in pendentloops by means of pins or rods adapted to be readily drawn oiif the supporting members of the rack when the hose is removed therefrom.

It is customary, in using the. class of hose racks to which my invention relates, to hang the racks at a considerable distance above the level of the floor, so that when the nozzle of the hose is grasped for the purpose of drawing the hose from the rack, there is a downward strain upon the rack, as well as a forward strain, incident to the drawing off of the hose.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and effective construction of rack which will enable the supporting pins or rods to be more readily shed7 or drawn off, and by means of which the hose can be readily suspended in festoons or loops when out of use.

The invention consists in the features of novelty hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and particularly pointed out in the claims'at the end of this specification.

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a hose rack embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of my improved rack. Fig. 3 is a view in central longitudinal section looking in the direction of the arrows 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. et is a view in central longitudinal section looking in the direction of the arrows e-l of Fig. 2.

7 and 8 designate respectively the supporting side arms of the rack which are preferably formed of cast metal, these arms being united at their rear ends, in the casting operation, to a cross head or part 9 that is shown as formed with projecting lugs 10 having holes therethrough to receive the pivot bolt 11, whereby the rack is pivotally supported from a wall bracket`12, or other convenient device.

Upon the inner side of the side arm 7 is formed a series of steps let extending in a diagonal direction, downward from the rear to the front end of the side arm 7. These steps 11i form seats 15 for the transverse pins or rods 1G whereby the loops of the hose 17 will be sustained. Above the steps 14 extends a downwardly and forwardly inclined flange or 1S that serves to limit the upward movement of the suspension pins 1G.

Upon the inner face of the side arm S is formed a series of vertical stops 20, this series of stops being arranged in a row extending in a diagonal direction downwardly and forwardly from the back to the front of the rack. Above the vertical stops Q0 eX- tends the inwardly projecting flange 22, and below the stops 20 extends a similar flange 23, the flange Q2 serving to guard against the vertical displacement of the suspension pins 16, while the flange 23 serves as a support for the adjacent ends of said pins. The vertical stops 20 serve to engage the adjacent ends of the pins 16 and to prevent the longitudinal movement of the ends of such pins` these stops 20 acting as fulcra about which the adjacent ends of the pins will turn as the hose is drawn from off the rack in manner to be presently described.

lli/*hen the hose rack is in use, the hose 17 will be suspended in loops or festoons over the pins 16, one end of each of these pins resting against one of the vertical stops 20, while the opposite end of the 'pin rests within the seat 15 at an opposite point of the arm 7. Then the hose 17 is drawn off the rack, the vertical stops 20 serve to resist the forward movement of the adjacent ends of the pins 16, thereby allowing the drawing off of the hose 17 to cause the pins 16 to swing round the vertical stops 20 until the opposite ends of the pins are drawn from out the seats 15 and over the steps 14; until such ends cfa the pins clear the edges of the stepsv 14 and are caused to drop to the ioor by the weight of the hose. Inasmuch as the steps 111 are set in diagonal arrangement, it will readily be seen that but very slight exertion is necessary to cause the suspension pins 16 to swing from off the steps, since but a slight turning movement of the pins 16 (as indicated at the front of the rack shown in Fia.

2) is necessary to enable the pins to clear the inner edge of the side arm 7. The arrangement above described will allow an easier withdrawal of the hose from the rack than is possible with prior constructions in which the suspension pins are arranged in hori- Zontal alinement and are freed from the side arms of the rack by being withdrawn from the front thereof. And it is obvious that this advantage will be especially noticeable where racks are suspended at a considerable elevation above the floor.

It is manifest that the precise details of construction above set out may be varied without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A hose rack comprising the combination with a series of suspension pins of two side arms, one of said arms being provided with a series of stops to engage and prevent the longitudinal movement of the adjacent ends of the hose suspension pins, while permitting said pins to drop freely therefrom, and thepother of said arms being provided with means for supporting the opposite ends of said suspension pins in manner permitting said pins to swing around said stops as fulcra.

2. A hose rack comprising the combination with a series of suspension pins of two side arms, one of said arms being provided with a series of stops to engage and prevent the longitudinal movement of the adjacent ends of the hose suspension pins and permit said pins to drop from said arm, and the other of said arms being provided with a series of short stops forming supports for the opposite ends of said suspension pins.

3. A hose rack comprising the combination with a series of suspension pins of two side arms, one of said arms being provided with a series of vertical stops to engage and prevent the longitudinal movement of the adjacent ends of hose suspension pins, while permitting said pins to drop freely from said arm, and being provided also with pin supports at the top and bottom of said stops'and the other of said arms being provided with means for supporting the opposite ends of said suspension pins in manner permitting said pins to swing around said vertical stops as fulcra.

4. A hose rack comprising the combination with a series of suspension pins of two side arms, one of said side arms being provided with a series of pockets in which the ends of said pins loosely set and whereby they are held against movement longitudinally of the side arms, and the other of said arms being provided with means for loosely supporting the opposite ends of said pins, whereby as the hose is withdrawn, the pins will turn about said pockets and drop freely from the rack.

5. A hose rack comprising the combination with a seriesof suspension pins of two side arms, one of said arms being provided with a series of vertical stops to enga ge and prevent the longitudinal movement of the adjacent ends of hose suspension pins, while permitting said pins to drop freely from said arm, and the other of said arms being provided with means for supporting the opposite ends of said suspension pins in manner permitting said pins to swing round said vertical stops as fulcra, and with a projecting part .above said supporting means to check the accidental vertical movement of said pin ends. j

6. A hose rack comprising the combination with a series of suspension pins of two side arms, one of said arms being provided with a series of vertical stops to 'engage and prevent the longitudinal movement of the adjacent ends of hose suspension pins, while permitting said pins to drop freely from said arm, said vertical stops being arranged in a downwardly and forwardly in clined row, and the other of said arms being provided with a downwardly and forwardly inclined row of steps adapted to support the opposite ends of the hose suspension pins in manner permitting said pins to swing round said vertical stops as fulcra.

HENRY GIBBS. lVitnesses Y GEO. P. FISHER, J r., KATHARINE GERLACH. 

